EAST HARTFORD -- Chandler Whitmer sat in a chair by himself, wrapped in a heavy coat, his head ringing. Trevardo Williams could barely move when the game started. Ryan Griffin twice was helped off the field.

The UConn football team limped out of the season finale Saturday at Rentschler Field, a 34-17 defeat at the hands of Cincinnati that killed bowl hopes and capped the Huskies' second consecutive losing season. Battered and bruised they were, a fitting end to a season rife with frustration.

UConn (5-7, 2-5 Big East) started the fourth quarter in a manageable 21-17 hole. The Huskies left with a familiar feeling. It was the last time leaving the building for a senior class that just two years ago won a Big East title and played in the Fiesta Bowl.

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